oh dont worry , if i ever log back into wow i'll get spanked by mine.

i'm guessing Unstable Affliction? 2 damage DoT with a "if destroyed, deal 4 damage" clause.

I like Shadowfury more , though. It's simply brutal. Can shut down everything , then follow up with RoF until t8 when i drop Fel Armor. then gg

so , what ways are there of removing ongoing abilities? obviously you want to burn off the Unstable Affliction for the damage spike instead of letting it tick.

WTF is up with Mike Loconto's constructed deck for US Nationals? check it out ... he is 8-0 after 8 rounds.

Michael J. Loconto

Day 1 record: 8-0

Hero
Gorebelly


Abilities
3 Anger Management
3 Bloodrage
4 Mortal Strike


Allies
4 Panax the Unstable


Equipment
3 Argent Defender
2 Deathdealer Breastplate
4 Eskhandar's Right Claw
2 Onslaught Girdle
4 Perdition's Blade
4 Shard of the Flame
3 Striker's Mark
4 Stronghold Gauntlets
2 Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
2 Wraith Scythe


Quests
4 Big Game Hunter
4 Counterattack!
2 Poison Water
2 Samophlange
4 Sunken Treasure

Side Deck
1 Anger Management
2 Blood Fury
3 Confessor Mildred
4 Intercept

dude i know Gorebelly rules what i'm asking is how does a deck like that reach top position after Day 1 ? Or is it just Loconto's pure dumb luck that allowed him to win the first inagural MTG Pro Tour and then never win again? but i'd like to see what is it i'm missing from the deck.

i'm betting that Strength of Arms will be the big card for Warrior.

DUDE !!! i'm asking how his deck reach 8-0 after Day 1. Not how he lost and what stuff.

OK let me make things a bit clearer

why did his deck reach top in day 1. what are the combos and strategy of his deck.

i dont need to know about points and stuff.

why im asking is because it seems funny that a deck with Anger Management(which procs only when you damage a hero) and Shard of the Flame can make top.

I dont need to know about draft results because they don't make a good deck. They make a good player. But i would have you know that good draft results doesn't win you hobby leagues and battlegrounds. Good deck is what is important , and a good understanding of the deck.

This post has been edited by yitjuan: Aug 21 2007, 02:46 PM

ahh now i see. thanks.

i'm surprised that the players didnt run a lot of protectors though. I mean, he definitely had to go up against a Warlock deck sometime , and Anger Management only procs when you damage a hero, and not an ally.

woot! tts good news alkt! how much did you sell it for? roughly RM3k ?

Main decks from German Nationals (inc. FoO)

Lars Bodach - 2nd place - Telrander

Simon Schebben-Neumann - 3rd place - Gorebelly Combo/Control

Marcel Harz - 7th place - Gorebelly Combo/Control

top 16 had 9 Gorebelly , 2 Telrander , 1 Azarak(1st place), 1 Rotun(4th place) , 1 Daspien, 1 Omedus and 1 Grennan. 4 decks from the same team(3rd place) including Jonas Skali were in the top 8.

looks like Gorebelly IS the dominant decklist now. We've come a looooong way from Hunter rush , eh?

This post has been edited by yitjuan: Sep 15 2007, 02:03 PM

German Nationals - Combat Rogue decks

Hero
Rotun Daggerhand

Abilities
4 Surprise Attacks
3 Vanish

Allies
4 Steelsmith Joseph Carroll
3 Leeroy Jenkins

Equipment
4 Timeslicer
4 Eskhandar's Right Claw
4 Striker's Mark
3 Scarlet Kris
2 Warp Splinter's Thorn
2 Predatory Gloves
2 Sun-Gilded Shoulder Caps
1 Devilsaur Leggings
4 Major Healing Potions
4 Eye of Rend

Quests
4 Big Game Hunter
4 One Draenei's Junk
3 Tundra MacGrann's Stolen Stash
3 The Missing Diplomat
2 Chasing A-Me 01

Side Deck
1 Vanish
1 Devilsaur Leggings
2 Sunken Treasure
4 Purloin
2 Blade Flurry


Hero
Daspien Bladedancer

Abilities
4 Sinister Strike
3 Jackknife
3 Blade Flurry
4 Surprise Attacks
4 Vanish

Allies
3 Rak Skyfury

Equipment
4 Eskhandar's Right Claw
3 Eye of Rend
3 Striker's Mark
4 Warp Splinter's Thorn
4 Timeslicer
3 Predatory Gloves
4 Perditions Blade

Quests
4 Solanian's Belongings
3 Counterattack
3 Voidwalkers Gone Wild
4 Swift Discipline

Side Deck
3 Burn Away
1 Rak Skyfury
1 Striker's Mark
1 Blade Flurry
4 Purloin


DMF Milano Winning Deck

Daspien Bladedancer

4x Surprise Attacks
3x Blade Flurry
4x Sinister Strike
4x Vanish
4x Purloin

4x One Draenei's Junk
4x It's A Secret
4x Big Game Hunter
4x Solanian Belongings

4x Eskhandar's Right Claw
4x Scarlet Kris
4x Timeslicer
4x Warp Splinter's Thorn
1x Perdition's Blade
4x Eye of Rend
4x Striker's Mark

Sideboard
4x Dismantle
2x Devilsaur Leggings
2x Prey on the Weak
2x Kick

ENJOY! it seems Combat rogues finally get the boost they need. Surprise Attacks and Timeslicer.


This post has been edited by yitjuan: Sep 17 2007, 07:43 PM

you can relate the Heroes to avatars in MTGO .

actually , advice is , don't play a solo deck until u got your basics and stuff straightened out. Not only are solo decks expensive(they rely on equipment alot, which are mostly Unco and Rare) , their mechanics are somewhat different. You generally don't go off until turn 3 or 4, and it can be somewhat disconcerting to see your health total drop to around 15+ before you start doing things.

try going Hunter, Shaman or Warlock. 3 of the easiest , satisfying and cheapest classes around. Since you don't like control , play rush.

i would say though, the metagame has matured a lot since the days when it was only these 3 classes + Gorebelly. now every class has it's good decks. Yes, even Mage. i'm testing an Ozzati build that totally pwns Telrander and rush. But i still cant beat Gorebelly

Shadow Priest is the best pvp class in the game. not in the TCG , because they dont have DP yet

sorry alkt , but 1st place is Jimmy Xing and 2nd place is Paul Van Der Werk .

they just put the deck list in order of Draft Pod. i think Mazar lost in round of 8. I heard it was a good choice for the meta, but i don't expect it to be any good. It's like Bulkas Cruelty during the 1st DMF , took a lot by surprise because of an unprepared meta.

morova is best used in moonkin form , with moonfire and cyclone. i think most druid decks are ally-based as their abilities are pretty weak. it's a pretty obvious support class, unless you go feral.

alliance druid is kinda good , you can kill solo with use of Cyclone and Grint Sundershot.

why not? in a metagame dominated by the big red orc and the two combat rogues , any thing that nerfs solo is considered good.

right now, alliance, shaman and good is pretty hard to find. pretty scary , seeing the combat rogue can kill by turn 5 on a reliable draw, if it doesn't encounter any speedbumps in the first 3 turns.

Omedus ftw! oo lala ... first time i kick Daspien butt so hard

i am playing a Morova variant. And i can kill paladin, though not all the time. The thing is , i don't have any Moonkin or Moonfire in the deck.

What i am playing is Innervate and Force of Nature. Using tempo drops like Cyclone and Zephyr to slow the opponent down and build board presence, and endgame either Twig+Morlug or Onyxia Tooth Pendant + Force of Nature.

some notable allies include Kagella Shadowmark , which can be a 5/3 on turn 4 with just Force of Nature.

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Added on October 23, 2007, 10:10 amWarlock decks are coming back now. The Christmas Make-a-Wisp Foundation combo is especially brutal.

This is the 3-4 card combo. Turn 5 drop :


Turn 6 drop:


Name Night Elf for Winterwolt. Sacrifice Seraph to trigger Tyrande, make a Wisp(which is now a Night Elf as well), sac to Ritual and continue.

Can anyone say Hulk Flash ?

This post has been edited by yitjuan: Oct 23 2007, 10:15 AM